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C. D. BONSALL LOAD LIFTING ARRANGEMENT May 2 ,1929.

Original Filed Nov. 12, 1926 [n ven i or (Zar/es D. Eon 53 i/ AZZOI'IZQyReisaued May 28, 1929.

UNITED STATES cmnnns DAVID BONSALL, or NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

LOAD-LIFTING ARRANGEMENT.

. Original No. 1,702,961, dated February 19,1929, Serial No. 147,990,filed November 12, 1926. Application for reissue filed March 28, 1929.Serial No. 350,770.

Thev device relates to railway freight cars and comprises means forminga part of the roof structure which provides places for attaching loadlifting devices, such load lifting 6 devices being used to move heavyarticles into roof against distortion and supporting the roofing(usually metallic plates) which beam, by its peculiar and particularconfiguw ration, and its relation to other parts of the roof structurefacilitates the attachment of" the load lifting means, which means maybe attached by the use of a hook, ice tongs or by throwing a chain overa part of my device.

Another object of the invention is to attach a longitudinally extendingload lifting beam to an inverted U-shaped carline toprovide a place forattaching a load lifting devlce.

,. In the drawings: 1

Fig. 1 shows a lateral cross section of part of a railway box car withmy device applied thereon. Y

- Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal cross section of part of a railway carwithmy device applied thereon.

Fig. 3 is a section of my longitudinally extending load lifting beam.

The usual parts of the car are shown, wherein 1 is the side plate; 2 theend plate; 3 the carlines; 4 the purlin; 5 the roof sheet; 6 thetransverse cap and? the running boards. The carlines 3 spanthe distancebetween the opposite-side plates 1 and are attached thereto in anyconvenient manner, and the purlins 4 extend longitudinally of the carand are attached to the carlines 3 so as to brace the roof structure andalso support the metallic roof sheets 5. In ordinary construction theroof sheets or other roofing rest upon the side plate, purlins and ridgepole.

My'device comprises a longitudinally extending load lifting beamB,preferably positioned adjacent the longitudinal center of the car andsecured to the bottom parts of the carlines. This beam! preferablyextends the entire length'of the car and has its opposite ends securedto the plates 2 by brackets 9 or any other convenient means. This loadliftlng beam is of inverted U-shaped section with an outwardlyprojecting flange 10 at each of its lower edges, which flanges arepreferably inclined upwardly and may be used to support hooks or icetongs. By extending the 7 with the transverse caps'but these fillersonly extend part of the distance between the adja cent carlines so as toleave open spaces 11 between the roofing and the beam to accommodate theropes or chains of a load'lifting device mentioned'before.

The load lifting beam and the fillers comb ne to perform the usualfunctions of the rldge pole of a car, as the beam ties the car- 7 linestogether, thus bracing the roof structure,

and the filler supports the roofing adjacent the center ofthe car.

In the'preferred form the carlines areof inverted U-section withoutstanding flanges 13 at their lower edges to which the load liftingbeam is secured. With this arrangement the chain or rope of a liftingdevice may be inserted above the load lifting beam and between thespaced apart walls of the carlines forming the inverted U-section.

The peculiar formation of the load lifting beam is disclosed but notclaimed in my Patent No. 1,615217, October 11, 1927. H

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred form of theinvention, though itis to be understood that the invention is notlimited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as itis obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope of theclaims will occur to persons skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In a railway car, the combination of a plurality of inverted'Ucarlines, with outstanding flanges at their lower edges, and a beamextending normal thereto secured to U section with upwardly andoutwardly extending flanges at its lower edges.

2. In a rallway car having side plates, the combination of a pluralityof carlines with their opposite ends attached to the opposite sideplates, a longitudinally extending beam secured to the carlines, saidbeam being of inverted U section with upwardly and out wardly extendingflanges at its lower edges, and roofing positioned in a plane above saidbeam and spaced therefrom.

3. In a railway car having side plates, the combination of a pluralityofcarlines with their opposite ends attached to the opposite sideplates, a longitudinally extending beam carlines with their oppositeends secured to the carlines, said beam being of inverted U section withupwardly and outwardly extending flanges at its lower edges, roofingpositioned in a plane above said beam, and fillers supporting saidroofing upon said beam, said fillers extending only part of the distancebetween carlines so as to leave open spaces between said roofing andsaid beam.

4. In a railway car having side lates and end plates; the combination ofa p urality of attached to the opposite side plates, a longitudinallyextending beam secured to the carlines and end plates, said beam beingof inverted U- section with upwardly and outwardly extending flanges atits lower edges, roofing positioned in a plane above said beam, andfillers supporting said roofing upon said beam, said 11ers extendingonly part of the distance between carlines so as to leave open spacesbetween said'roofing and said beam.

5. The combination of a longitudinally extending load lifting beam withthe other elementsof a railway car, said beam being of invertedU-section with an upwardly and outwardly inclined flange at each lowermargin thereof.

6. In arailway car, the combination of an inverted U carline with alateral flange at each lower margin, anda beam extending normal theretosecured to each of said flanges,

said beam being of inverted. U-section with an upwardly and outwardlyinclined flange at each lower 'margin.

7 In a railway car, the combination of a plurality of inverted Ucarlines, with outlower edges, and a beam extendin normal theretosecured to said flanges, said beam being of inverted U section withoutwardly extending flanges at its lower edges.

8. In a railway car having side plates, the combination of a pluralityof carlines with their opposite ends attached to the opposite sideplates, a longitudinally extending beam secured .tothe carlines, saidbeam being of inverted U section with outwardly extending flanges at itslower edges, and roofing posiporting said roofing upon said beam, saidfillers extending only part of the distance be tween carlines so as toleave open spaces between saidroofing and said beam.

'10. In a railway car having side plates and end plates; carlines withtheir opposite ends attached to the opposite side plates, alongitudinally ex tending beam secured to the carlines and end plates,said beam bein of inverted U-section with outwardly extending flanges atits lower edges, roofing positioned in a plane above said beam, andfillers supporting said roofing upon said beam, said fillers extendingonly part of the distance between carlines so as to leave open spacesbetween said roofing and said'beam.

11. The combination of a longitudinally extending load lifting beam withthe other elements of a railway car, said beam being of invertedU-section with an outwardly extending flange at each lower margin.

said beam being of inverted U-section with an outwardly extending flangeat each lower margin.

13. In a railway car having a plurality of carlines, load sustainingroof sheets interposed between adjacent nal beam secured to saidcarlines spaced below said roof sheets, and a filler positioned uponsaid beam adapted to transmit the roof load to said beam.

14. In a railway car having a carlines, load sustaining roof s posedbetween adjacent carlines, transverse caps supported by said carlinesand having outstanding flanges contacting with adjacent roof sheets, alongitudinal beam secured to said carlines spaced below said roofsheets, and a filler positioned upon said beam adapted to transmit theroof load to said beam, and to hold the roof sheets in contact with thetransverse caps.

15. In a railway car having a carlines, load sustaining roof s eetsinterposed between adjacent carlines, alongitudinal beam secured to saidcarlines spaced below said roof sheets, and a filler positioned uponsaid beam adapted to transmit the roof load to said beam, said fillersextending only part of the distance between the' carlines so as luralityof lurality of carlines, a longitudieets interto leave open spacesbetween said roof sheets and said beam.

16. In a railway car having a plurality of carlines, load sustainingroof sheets interposed between adjacent carlines, transverse capssupported by said cal-lines and having outstanding flanges contactingWith adjacent roof sheets, a longitudinal beam secured to said earlinesspaced below said roof sheets, a

and a filler positioned upon said beam adapt- 10 ed totransmit the roofload to said beam and to hold the roof sheets in contact with thetransverse caps, said fillers extending only part of the distancebetween the carlines so as to leave open spaces between said roof sheets15 and said beam.

CHARLES DAVID BONSALL.

